A visit to India may have to be made within the next two weeks for the finalisation of the agreements on the reception of a fiscal facility of US$ 2.4 billion from India, said Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris, speaking to a briefing held in the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) head office today (14).
Sri Lanka will receive this fiscal facility for the purchase of food and medicine, as a result of Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa’s visit to India, he revealed.
The Foreign Minister added that something special is about to happen on March 31.
“We hope that India’s Foreign Minister will visit Sri Lanka from March 18 to 20. Also, a very important event will take place on March 31. The INSTEC Summit is set to be held in Colombo. It is an organisation consisting of seven countries. This organisation is currently chaired by Sri Lanka. Leaders of all seven countries have cordially invited us to attend this state leaders’ event in Colombo.
The 49th session of the Geneva Human Rights Council begins on February 28. I am submitting a written report on Sri Lanka to the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet. This report will be discussed on March 03. We are attending this Geneva session with great confidence and hope that justice will be done. We are always ready to work with the international community who work in a friendly manner with Sri Lanka. It is by working in that style that these problems can be solved. This is the message that we hope to deliver at the 49th Session.”
MIAP
